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Every week #IF #IllustrationFriday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Ferocious. This vibrant, colorful painting of Ferocious looks prettyÂ Ferocious to me!! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy!

Karen White of Kewzoo is the next artist to be featured at the Facebook Zazzle Gallery Directory. This is a very cool group that has been formed to showcase some of the incredible art that exists at Zazzle. This is Karen’s Zazzle shop – (https://www.zazzle.com/kewzoo) Karen says “Hello, I’m Kewzoo aka Karen White. A reasonable human who is at her happiest when pottering about her studio with her animals and listening to Triple J radio. Thankyou for taking the time to visit. I’m an Artist, designer and sculptor who currently resides in Brisbane (Australia). All the work here is original and either photographed or created by myself. I hope you enjoy it and come back again soon. Regards Karen.” Karen has tons of items in her shop. Each of us is showing others’ work also as part of our dedication to highlight Facebook Zazzle artists. Thank you so very much!! ~ Diane

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Star / Vegetable. This is my vibrant, colorful painting of Star & Vegetable. Obviously this is a very abstract interpretation of Star & Vegetable! Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other weekâ€™s Suit / Playful. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy

Every week #IF #IllustrationFriday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Mesmerizing. This vibrant, colorful painting of Mesmerizing looks Mesmerizing, Mesmerizing Mesmerizing … to me!! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy!

Nora Blansett of BorealisArt is the next artist to be featured at the Facebook Zazzle Gallery Directory. This is a very cool group that has been formed to showcase some of the incredible art that exists at Zazzle. This is Nora’s Zazzle shop – (https://www.zazzle.com/BorealisArt) Nora “has always been an artist, though she’s had no formal training. … Growing up internationally she spent most of her childhood bouncing from country to county with “home” being Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In her teens she moved to Montgomery, Alabama and currently resides in Nova Scotia, Canada. Living abroad had a major impact on her art and opinions of the world around her.” Nora continues “I’m an Artist, Photographer, Author, Mother and I am Autistic. … I am an avid supporter of Autism and Cancer research, as well as LGBT rights. …” Nora has tons of items in her shop. Each of us is showing others’ work also as part of our dedication to highlight Facebook Zazzle artists. Thank you so very much!! ~ Diane

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Suit / Playful. This is my vibrant, colorful painting of Suit & Playful. An early meaning (16th century) of SuitÂ is “set of things to be used together.” This Suit (set of elements) seems very appropriate and Suitable for Playful!! Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other weekâ€™s Satisfaction / Old. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy

The Winner is …. #11 – and that would be Marcy. Congratulations Marcy on winning One FREE Rolled Canvas!! Thank you to all who entered – and hopefully next month I will have another free giveaway and you will get another chance!!

Random Number Generator – #11 Won!

Rolled Canvas, UPrinting.com Giveaway

Thank you to everyone for entering!! Also a special thanks to Giveaway Blogs and UPrinting.com that sponsored this giveaway. I hope to continue to sponsor these terrific giveaways so please check back. Thank you for coming by my blog!! I hope your week is wonderful and filled with delight!
~ Diane Clancy

Maria GDezigns of MGdezigns is the next artist to be featured at the Facebook Zazzle Gallery Directory. This is a very cool group that has been formed to showcase some of the incredible art that exists at Zazzle. Maria is the one who started this group – thank you, Maria!!! This is Maria’s Zazzle shop – (https://www.zazzle.com/invitationboutique). Maria also has 2 other primary shops – Maria’s Zazzle shop – (https://www.zazzle.com/blessedwedding) and Maria’s Zazzle shop – (https://www.zazzle.com/mg_businesscards). Maria shares about herself: “Fun.Funky.Fresh. Wedding Stationery, Business Stationery, Baby Stationery & Gifts for all – Creating Unique designs just for you in mixed media, digital art or original vector illustration, You dream we create, working with you we give life to your vision to make your Special Occasion or Business advertisement stand out from the rest.” This is a tiny portion of her work – check it out!! Each of us is showing others’ work also as part of our dedication to highlight Facebook Zazzle artists.

Hilly Wakeford of felidae52 is the next artist to be featured at the Facebook Zazzle Gallery Directory. This is a very cool group that has been formed to showcase some of the incredible art that exists at Zazzle. This is Hilly’s Zazzle shop – (https://www.zazzle.com/felidae52). Hilly shares about herself: “In the three decades we have been painting and drawing we’ve collected a lot of paintings – eventually we hope to have most of the here – on framable prints, mugs and more! ThereÂ´s lots of different subjects: Tigers, lions, birds and dogs. Nautical secenes like lighthouses or seascapes. vintage European architecture, still life with not just fruit but also old bicycles and more – in airbrush art, oils, watercolors, pen and ink drawing, and pencils.” Hilly has also been very generous in sharing her technical insights and shortcuts. This is a tiny portion of their work – check it out!! Each of us is showing others’ work also as part of our dedication to highlight Facebook Zazzle artists. Check out my post that has a free giveaway – easy to enter.Â Thank you so very much!! ~ Diane Here are some of Hilly’ products that I would like to share: Pumpkins by RainbowCards Browse other Pumpkins Cards Pink Iris by RainbowCards Browse other Fntzg Cards Gold and Rust Iris by RainbowCards make a card online at zazzle Jewel Butterfly by Felidae52 Join Zazzle.com’s artist affiliate program Butterflies and Roses by Felidae52 Browse other Flowers Cards Colorful Butterfly by Felidae52 Browse …[CLICK TO READ MORE]

I am offering another lovely giveaway by Giveaway Blogs and UPrinting.com!! UPrinting.com has asked me to participate in a FREE Blog Giveaway ofÂ one (1 ) piece 16â€ x 20â€ rolled canvas print – I am very excited to see them! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN YOUR COMMENT – I HAVE IT FROM YOUR POSTING A COMMENT! Please go ahead and enter – your email is NOT being exposed to the world! This time it is a short contest so get your entry in right away!! Please check it out! Rolled Canvas, UPrinting.com Giveaway The prize is a chance to put YOUR own image onto a rolled canvas – this is a very lovely prize – very high quality!!Â Do you know which image (or images, you could collage them as long as the final image is one) you would use?Â I am trying to decide myself! What is the Uprinting Giveaway Prize? 1 Canvas Print for ONE Winner Quantity: 1 Dimension: 16â€ x 20â€ rolled canvas print Border: 2-inch Border or No border 1 Business Day Print Turn Around Time Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping Eligibility: Limited to US Residents only Eligibility: you must be at least 18 years old to enter Picking the Winner Contest ends midnight Wednesday, September 14 – that way I can announce the winner on September 15!! And it could be YOU who gets to own One Rolled Canvas with an image of your choice!! Winners are allowed to win only …[CLICK TO READ MORE]